Miami-Dade County, Florida (FL)

County population in 2014: 2,662,874 (100% urban, 0% rural); it was 2,253,362 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 360,923County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 122,951County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 449,333Renter-occupied apartments: 383,478 (it was 327,441 in 2000)

% of renters here:

42%

State:

33%

Land area: 1946 sq. mi.

Water area: 485.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 1368 people per square mile (very high).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Miami-Dade County: 110.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $251,900 (it was $113,200 in 2000)

Miami-Dade:

$251,900

Florida:

$179,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $160,300 - $385,400

Mean price in 2015:

Detached houses: $399,331

Here:

$399,331

State:

$278,429

Townhouses or other attached units: $279,319

Here:

$279,319

State:

$213,076

In 2-unit structures: $278,822

Here:

$278,822

State:

$213,222

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,261

Here:

$190,261

State:

$182,333

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $370,267

Here:

$370,267

State:

$259,071

Mobile homes: $57,659

Here:

$57,659

State:

$67,722

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $154,031

Here:

$154,031

State:

$55,779

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,669Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $584

Institutionalized population: 20,640

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 70

Rapes: 432

Robberies: 2341

Assaults: 6420

Burglaries: 9381

Thefts: 33802

Auto thefts: 7025

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 88

Rapes: 464

Robberies: 2281

Assaults: 6360

Burglaries: 8765

Thefts: 38531

Auto thefts: 7538

Health of residents in Miami-Dade County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.68.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.37.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.70.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.68.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.Average weight of males is 186 pounds. This is less than average.Average weight of females is 154 pounds. This is less than average.14.5% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 20.0%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.6% for Black residents, 19.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.9% for American Indian residents, 12.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 21.0% for other race residents, 16.3% for two or more races residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 20.0%

Miami-Dade County:

20.0%

Florida:

15.7%

(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.6% for Black residents, 19.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.8% for American Indian residents, 12.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 21.0% for other race residents, 16.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2015: 39 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 34 years old, American Indian residents: 50 years old, Asian residents: 39 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 41 years old, Other race residents: 37 years old)

Area name: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSAFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Miami-Dade County is $752 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $911 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1205 a month.

Agriculture in Miami-Dade County:

The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 0.00%Average age of principal farm operators: 0 years

Tornado activity:

Miami-Dade County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 60196101.2 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.On 11/4/1998, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 20 people and caused $25 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Miami-Dade County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Miami-Dade County, Florida in 1999 - 2014:

Atherosclerotic heart disease (34,273)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (22,428)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (14,304)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (9,167)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (7,725)

Unspecified dementia (7,720)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (6,854)

Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (6,257)

Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (5,579)

Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (5,021)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.02Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,799Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 352Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 29,408

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,443Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 800Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 50Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 13,041

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 88.3. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:

Firearm - 60.1

Cut/Pierce - 8.4

Suffocation - 2.6

Struck by/against - 1.3

Other - 15.8

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 87.7. This is less than state average.

32.1% of residents of Miami-Dade County speak English at home.
59.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

56% of Miami-Dade County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Florida.